India’s starts lithium ion battery fabrication facility
Q. Which of the following is/are true?
1) India currently imports 100% of Lithium Ion batteries or cells.
2) Lithium Ion batteries are used in solar powered devices.- Published on 03 Jan 17a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Both 1 and 2
India’s first lithium ion battery fabrication facility based on indigenous novel materials for making 4.0 V/14 h standard cells has been established.
The Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu, has set up the first indigenous Li-ion fabrication facility that has applications in defense, solar powered devices, railways and other high end usages.
This will reduce dependence on imports from China.
China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and some Western countries are the major manufacturers of lithium ion batteries.
Lithium ion batteries are mostly used in mobiles and laptops.
For now, 100 percent of Li-ion batteries or cells are imported. This will change with the manufacturing facility.
The CECRI technology includes solution for a 400 mAh (milliampere hour) battery to power solar lanterns.
The other versions have different user-end capabilities, including heating power tools and those used in firing torpedoes, for which India procures batteries from France.
